Yíhéyuán
E86197
UNESCO World Heritage Site
cultural heritage site
imperial garden
palace complex
park
tourist attraction
Yíhéyuán is the famed imperial garden complex in Beijing known in English as the Summer Palace, celebrated for its vast lake, ornate palaces, and classical Chinese landscape design.
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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cultural heritage site ⓘ imperial garden ⓘ palace complex ⓘ park ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Imperial Gardens of the Summer Palace
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surface form:
Imperial Gardens of the Summer Palace in Beijing
Summer Palace ⓘ Yiheyuan ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Chinese classical garden
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traditional Chinese architecture ⓘ |
| area | approximately 2.9 square kilometres ⓘ |
| city | Beijing ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| dominantHill | Longevity Hill ⓘ |
| dominantWaterBody | Kunming Lake ⓘ |
| hasPart |
East Palace Gate
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Garden of Virtue and Harmony ⓘ Hall of Benevolence and Longevity ⓘ Hall of Jade Ripples ⓘ Hall of Joyful Longevity ⓘ Kunming Lake ⓘ Long Corridor ⓘ Longevity Hill ⓘ Marble Boat ⓘ Tower of Buddhist Incense ⓘ
surface form:
Pavilion of the Fragrance of Buddha
Seventeen-Arch Bridge ⓘ South Lake Island ⓘ Suzhou Street ⓘ Tower of Buddhist Incense ⓘ Wenchang Tower ⓘ West Causeway ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inscriptionReason | harmonious integration of natural landscape and man-made features ⓘ |
| knownFor |
classical Chinese landscape design
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large artificial lake ⓘ ornate palaces and pavilions ⓘ painted Long Corridor ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Beijing
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Haidian District NERFINISHED ⓘ northwest Beijing ⓘ |
| nativeName | 颐和园 ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | zh ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| provinceLevelDivision |
Beijing
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surface form:
Beijing Municipality
|
| rebuiltBy | Empress Dowager Cixi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rebuiltIn | late 19th century ⓘ |
| significance | masterpiece of Chinese landscape garden design ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(i)
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(ii) ⓘ (iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 880 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1998 ⓘ |
| usedAs | imperial summer retreat ⓘ |
| waterArea | approximately three-quarters of total area ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.